Mold Removal Cost And Risk In McCreary County, KY

A typical professional mold job in McCreary County runs about $1,300 to $5,100 before rebuild, using the Kentucky nonmetro price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1985Median year homes were built

43%Homes built before 1980

26%Homes rented, not owned

$77,000Median home value

6,919Housing units

16,905People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in McCreary County were built before 1985, and 43 percent went up before 1980. Older plumbing, roofs and window seals are where slow leaks start, and slow leaks are the mold most home policies leave out. About 26 percent of homes in McCreary County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 42647 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1979, and ZIP 42649 the newest, 1997.

Typical Prices In McCreary County

JobSizeNational RangeMcCreary County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,100
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,400
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 85.3 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, rounded to $50. National ranges from Remediational cost guide, price level from BEA Regional Price Parities 2024.

The standard limited fungi endorsement caps mold at $5,000. Against a typical job here of up to $5,100, that cap falls short by about $100 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for McCreary County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveRelatively Moderate
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, county level.

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In McCreary County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
42631McCreary CountyNot published100%Not published
42634McCreary County198248%$54,800
42635McCreary County198643%$102,300
42638McCreary County198052%$36,000
42647McCreary County197952%$66,300
42649McCreary County199727%$85,000
42653McCreary County198441%$104,600

ZIP areas are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, placed in the county that holds most of their land, per the Census 2020 ZIP relationship files.

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